Meg's 2017-2018 Book Awards

Meg's 2017-2018 Book Awards

Disclaimer: I base the awards on the books that I read in 2017. And it's only my opinion on how I rate them.

Each book will be linked to my book review if you would like to read it.

Best Book Overall:
1. Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel
2. Thursdays at Coconuts by Beth Carter
3. Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham
4. Summer at the Lake by Linda Barrett

Honorable Mentions:
1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
2. The Shack by William Paul Young
3. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
4. Finding Peace by Melanie D. Snitker
5. The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods
6. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne

Worst Book Overall:
1. A Cat To Die For by Maria Grazia Swan
2. The Not So Secret E-mails of Coco Pinchard by Robert Bryndza
3. Set Change by T'Gracie and Joe Reese
4. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Best of Classics:
1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
2. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
3. White Fang by Jack London

Best of Christian Fiction:
1. The Shack by William Paul Young
2. Daniel by Robin Merrill
3. Come To Me Alive by Leah Atwood

Best Book by an Author I've Read Before:
1. Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel
2. Finding Peace by Melanie D. Snitker
3. Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke

Best Book by a New Author I Read:
1. Thursdays at Coconuts by Beth Carter
2. Summer at the Lake by Linda Barrett
3. The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods
4. Pause To Rewind by Aimee Alexander
5. Come To Me Alive by Leah Atwood
6. Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer

Book That Surprised Me (either better or worse than what I thought):
1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
3. Reinventing Mona by Jennifer Coburn

Happy Reading and Keep on Writing!

~Meg~

Meg's 2016-2017 Book Awards

It's finally here: 

Meg's 2016-2017 Book Awards

Best Overall Book:
1. A Girl's Guide to Moving On - Debbie Macomber
2. The Inn at Rose Harbor - Debbie Macomber
3. Taking the Lead - Derek Hough
4. To Protect and Serve - Staci Stallings
5. Twelve Days of Christmas - Debbie Macomber

Honorable Mentions:
1. Tara Road - Maeve Binchy
2. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
3. 41: A Portrait of My Father - George W. Bush
4. Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
5. Mystic Summer - Hannah McKinnon

Worst Book Overall:
1. Kellie's Diary #1 - Thomas Jenner and Angeline Perkins
2. Murder in the South of France - Susan Kiernan-Lewis
3. Sinful Cinderella - Anita Valle
4. The Iron Heel - Jack London
5. Confessions of a Transformed Heart - Nancy D. Sheppard
6. The 7 Habits That Will Change Your Life Forever - Adam Gouge
7. Homicide By Hamlet - Lois Lavrisa

Best in Classics:
1. A Separate Peace - John Knowles
2. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - Benjamin Franklin
3. The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway

Best Celebrity Book:
1. Taking the Lead - Derek Hough
2. My Point...And I Do Have One - Ellen DeGeneres
3. Live Original - Sadie Robertson

Best Book by an Author I've Read Before:
1. The Inn at Rose Harbor - Debbie Macomber
2. Rose Harbor in Bloom - Debbie Macomber
3. Love Letters - Debbie Macomber
4. Silver Linings - Debbie Macomber
5. Last One Home - Debbie Macomber
6. A Girl's Guide to Moving On - Debbie Macomber
7. Twelve Days of Christmas - Debbie Macomber

Best Book by a New Author I've Read:
1. To Protect and Serve - Staci Stallings
2. Tara Road - Maeve Binchy
3. Behind Her Smile - Rosemary Hines
4. The Tour - Jean Grainger

Book That Surprised Me:
1. Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
2. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
3. 41: A Portrait of My Father - George W. Bush

Happy Reading and Keep on Writing!

❤Meg❤

Meg's 2015 Book Awards

Meg's 2015 Book Awards

Disclaimer/Reminder: These are based on what I've read this year.

Best Book Overall:
1. The First Phone Call From Heaven
2. An Irish Country Doctor
3. White Oleander
4. Oceans Apart
5. Dashing Through the Snow

Worst Book Overall:
1. Bead on Trouble
2. Unleashed
3. Paranormal Public
4. Carnival of Souls
5. Finding Margo

Best in Classics:
1. Les Miserables
2. Anna Karenina

Best Book by an Author I've Read Before:
1. The First Phone Call From Heaven
2. Looking For Alaska
3. Dashing Through the Snow
4. Oceans Apart

Best Book by a New Author I've Read:
1. Thirteen Reasons Why
2. The Thorn Birds
3. White Oleander
4. An Irish Country Doctor

Book that Surprised Me (thought I wouldn't like but did):
1. Thirteen Reasons Why
2. Anna Karenina
3. The Shining

Upcoming Post:
Saturday - 2015 Reflections and 2016 Goals

Happy Reading and Keep on Writing!

♥Meg♥

Meg's 2014 Book Awards

As promised, I've come up with an awards post based on what I read in 2014. Actual book reviews will follow up in a post tomorrow or Monday.

Meg's 2014 Book Awards:

Best Overall Book:
1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
2. Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares
3. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Worst Overall Book:
1. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
2. Cutting Edge by Robert W Walker
3. The World According to Garp by John Irving
4. Sophie's Choice by William Styron

Best Classics:
1. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
2. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
3. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
4. The Stranger by Albert Camus

Best Book by an Author I've Read Before:
Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares

Best Book by an Author I Read for the First Time:
Divergent by Veronica Roth

Book that Surprised Me (Thought I Wouldn't Like but Did):
1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
2. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
3. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Book I Thought I Would Like but Didn't:
Sophie's Choice by William Styron

Best Mystery:
A Chorus Lineup by Joelle Charbonneau

There you have it. If anyone has any tips or advice about how I can improve or categories I missed or something, let me know.

Happy Reading and Keep On Writing!

Meg